Opinion issued January 25, 2007

In The

Court of Appeals

For the

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-06-01174-CV

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IN RE AARON LEE WOOFTER, M.D.; DANNY CHU, M.D.; JONATHAN CHARLES DANIEL, M.D.; AND FRED MILTON SUTTON, JR., M.D., Relators

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relators Aaron Lee Woofter, M.D., Danny Chu, M.D., Jonathan Charles Daniel, M.D., and Fred Milton Sutton, Jr., M.D. filed a petition for a writ of mandamus complaining of Judge Austin's November 16, 2006 order denying relators' (1) challenge to the real party in interest's expert medical witness and (2) motion to dismiss. ⁽¹⁾ Relators have previously filed a notice of appeal from this interlocutory order. Woofter v. Benitez, No. 01-06-01123-CV (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] filed Dec. 5, 2006); see Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(9) (Vernon Supp. 2006) (allowing interlocutory appeal). Accordingly, they have demonstrated they have an adequate remedy by appeal. See In re Flores, 111 S.W.3d 817, 818 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, orig. proceeding).

We deny the petition for a writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Keyes, and Higley.

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